War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720

by Christopher Storrs

Overview

This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe. Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivaled "Machiavellian" diplomacy on the international stage. This book puts that diplomacy in context, and considers how the duke raised men and money (at home and abroad), the administrative changes forced by war, the resulting domestic pressures, and how these were dealt with.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521551465
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/13/2000
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Italian History and Culture
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.94(d)

Table of Contents

List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Map: the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Introduction; 1. The Savoyard army, 1690–1720; 2. Savoyard finance, 1690–1720; 3. Savoyard diplomacy, 1690–1720; 4. Government and politics in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; 5. The Savoyard nobility, 1690–1720; 6. Regions and communities in the Savoyard state, 1690–1720; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Christopher Storrs, a lecturer in history at the University of Dundee, has nevertheless managed to make it a readable and interestimg one." The NYMAS Newsletter

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